Who’s in need of some mystery news? I’ve got a range of things happening, from interviews to book announcements!

True Crime in the media vs reality

“Things have been fucked up ever since the night when I sat in a Manhattan police station trying to comprehend that Nicole was dead, and I was not. But after 20 years, I felt like I could finally revisit her story. With a therapist guiding me, I went back to the night Nicole died over and over until something shifted. It was like a foreign object had been extracted from a wound. It still exists, but it’s outside me, and I can examine it without pain. Now, I want to know how the others who loved her have coped with losing her. That’s what I’m on this trip to find out.” My Best Friend’s Murder Was a Tabloid Circus. Now, I’m Looking for the Truth

1 podcast episode, 2 great crime writers!

On a recent podcast episode of The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, Karin Slaughter and Rachel Howzell Hall have separate chats about their latest work and careers! Karin Slaughter and the Mystery of Character and Rachel Howzell Hall on Switching Genres

Jennifer Givhan on writing for the victims

“My work has always been about singing the stories of girls and women, too often othered or erased. While crime novels often focus on the killer or the puzzle at the expense of the missing or murdered girls and women, I write for the unseen and ignored.” Jennifer Givhan’s ‘Salt Bones’ addresses the silence around missing women

Forthcoming horror & mystery!

Alex Segura just dropped a lot of exciting news about upcoming projects: He sold an upcoming horror novel, The Moonlight Children; he sold a crime novel set in Miami inspired by The Godfather, The Machado Family; the Pete Fernandez series will be reprinted; and there will be two new books coming out! You can read all the details: My Next Crime Novel: THE MACHADO FAMILY

History Lessons author Zoe B. Wallbrook answers some questions!

I am 100% looking forward to this: “I’m writing the next installment of the Daphne Ouverture series! If I play my cards right, book 2 will involve some cold cases, French history from the 1940s, and, of course, more campus squirrels beefing it out over a slice of cold pizza that fell on the ground.” Q&A: Zoe B. Wallbrook, Author of ‘History Lessons’

Hidden objects puzzle game will be adapted into a mystery novel!

The video game June’s Journey is set in the 1920s and is a detective game with adventure and puzzles. It will be adapted into a mystery novel by author Carlene O’Connor. “Death Wasn’t Invited will see June Parker and Jack Hayes journey to Paris, accompanied by their friend Nate, to attend a wedding between the prestigious Auclair and Picard families. But when Nate winds up dead and Jack is the prime suspect, it’s up to June to clear his name and find the real culprit.” June’s Journey set to receive its own mystery novel adaptation from Carlene O’Connor

They’re back!

If you’ve been missing Mabel, Oliver, and Charles, season 5 of Only Murders in the Building has started on Hulu. If you’re interested in episode release date and some info on the season, check out ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 5: Total Episodes and Finale Date Revealed.

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